Workers receive treatment following chemical spill
OSHA cited U.S. General Services Administration for two alleged willful violations and one alleged serious violation of OSHA standards in a warehouse in Burlington, New Jersey.
According to OSHA area director Gary Roskoski, the action results from an investigation conducted from August 17, 1999 to February 17, 2000 at a federal government supply warehouse in Burlington, New Jersey. OSHA compliance officers went to the warehouse after receiving reports from news media of a chemical spill. Their investigation disclosed that a quantity of about 1800 pounds of calcium hypochlorite powder, used to chlorinate swimming pools, was spilled on the warehouse floor. Cleanup activities led to 27 employees' being treated for chlorine exposure at a local hospital.